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. >> shortly before the senate voted on the bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, republican senator ted cruz of texas polk on the senate floor about why he objected to the bill. if you're a surly or, just before the government shutdown, senator crew spoke on the floor for more than 20 consecutive hours about defunding the healthcare law. here's senator cruz's remarks from wednesday. >> mr. president, i rise today in opposition to the deal that the senate is getting ready to vote on. this is a terrible deal. this deal embodies everything about the washington establishment that frustrates the american people. this deal kicks the can down the road. it allows yet more debt, more deficits, more spending and it does absolutely nothing to provide relief for the millions of americans who are hurting because of obamacare. to all the young people right now coming out of school who can't find a job because of obamacare, this deal does nothing for them. to all of the single moms who are struggling and being forced into part-time work trying to feed their kids on 29 hours a we
. >> shortly before the senate voted on the bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, republican senator ted cruz of texas polk on the senate floor about why he objected to the bill. if you're a surly or, just before the government shutdown, senator crew spoke on the floor for more than 20 consecutive hours about defunding the healthcare law. here's senator cruz's remarks from wednesday. >> mr. president, i rise today in opposition to the deal that the senate is...
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>> they are apparently working on christmas tree filled demands to raise the debt ceiling. they haven't been able to get the vote for everything they said they wanted either. what they are saying is i know you will never vote for the debt ceiling, but if i put in a pipeline, will you vote for it? let's wait and see what they get together. we will send it back clean because that is the responsible thing to do. they are going to have to live with their willingness to throw the economy -- i go back to the 1990's, when newt gingrich shut the government down. i got on a plane to go home, and people said, what are you doing here? i went in my office and answered the phone to people in tears who were not going to get their social security check. they were not able to pay their rent. if the republicans take us off that cliff and companies lay off people and folks are not getting their social security check, they are going to sit there very long. i don't think they're very smart to put us in that place. they are going to sit there very long. >> what about the business community. it
>> they are apparently working on christmas tree filled demands to raise the debt ceiling. they haven't been able to get the vote for everything they said they wanted either. what they are saying is i know you will never vote for the debt ceiling, but if i put in a pipeline, will you vote for it? let's wait and see what they get together. we will send it back clean because that is the responsible thing to do. they are going to have to live with their willingness to throw the economy -- i...
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in the event of not raising the debt ceiling, these are the people who will be paid -- or these will be entities paid irst, including china. different play, but similar actors. if we do shut down government, well, we're going to give you some of the hostages. you can almost see it right now. one dog day afternoon, when they let the hostages go, they run across the street into the arms of the police officers, they're let go, but you're still left with the rest of the hostages. you know, that's unfortunate. but it's the way in which they're operating right now. it's all part of the same play, he same movie. >> we certainly support paying the troops, and we stand by them and their families. but we support all americans being treated justly, and this government shutdown is absolutely unjust. they're tipping their hand. they know it's coming. and this is a fig leaf to try to cover up some of the effects. >> they support this military c.r. idea. >> we want to pass a budget bill. we said that from the very beginning. put a budget bill on the floor and democrats will vote for it. within way
in the event of not raising the debt ceiling, these are the people who will be paid -- or these will be entities paid irst, including china. different play, but similar actors. if we do shut down government, well, we're going to give you some of the hostages. you can almost see it right now. one dog day afternoon, when they let the hostages go, they run across the street into the arms of the police officers, they're let go, but you're still left with the rest of the hostages. you know, that's...
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we will have to raise the debt ceiling. that is another fight the house and the senate may find itself in as they take up another battle ahead. anthony in st. paul, minnesota, for independents. go ahead. caller: hi. too, and i have been waiting for my disability for so many years she would not want to believe. but i am with the democrats on holding out among because first and foremost if you give in, like they say they will take what they want. all beamed and we should ashamed that we are arguing about people trying to have health care. you are talking about 38 million people in the country that are not getting health care now. why are we being that selfish aboute're going to w h inhine somebody else getting health care? a lot of businesses were going to cut back anyway. they are making their money anyway. this is just a way of putting pressure on the government. that the republicans, democrats, everybody, what they call it is democracy. like that lady said earlier, president obama ran on -- got the affordable care act and
we will have to raise the debt ceiling. that is another fight the house and the senate may find itself in as they take up another battle ahead. anthony in st. paul, minnesota, for independents. go ahead. caller: hi. too, and i have been waiting for my disability for so many years she would not want to believe. but i am with the democrats on holding out among because first and foremost if you give in, like they say they will take what they want. all beamed and we should ashamed that we are...
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you were one of three congressman who voted to raise the debt ceiling, which basically empower the big spenders to keep spending whenever they want to spend. i take issue with that, sir. continuing resolution was over $1 trillion. if there is anything unconstitutional but you do not i you have nole business voting on that as an expenditure. i need some explanation on that, sir. >> i was not one of three congressman. it was part of honest the and in negotiating a $1.23 trillion out of the debt. the consequences of not raising would have been across the board. it would have been a 50% cut in all federal spending. that is defense. it takes a while to turn the ship around and get in the right direction. we have started to make that turn. that is why i voted for the ryan budget. a every single year i have been in 120 or 130e get people at most to vote for that. it would be shutting down or essentially crippling the country. yes, sir? that meet get you a microphone so they can hear you back there. here you go. microphone. you, congressman cole. >> thank you. when we go into default, we you s
you were one of three congressman who voted to raise the debt ceiling, which basically empower the big spenders to keep spending whenever they want to spend. i take issue with that, sir. continuing resolution was over $1 trillion. if there is anything unconstitutional but you do not i you have nole business voting on that as an expenditure. i need some explanation on that, sir. >> i was not one of three congressman. it was part of honest the and in negotiating a $1.23 trillion out of the...
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the debt ceiling if they cannot shut off the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. think about this -- they are not talking now about spending cuts or entitlement reforms. now they are talking about something that has nothing to do with the budget, right? they are actually willing to plunge america into default if we cannot defund the affordable care act. let's put this in perspective -- the affordable care act has been in the law for 3.5 years after it passed both houses of congress and the supreme court ruled a constitutional and it was an issue in laster's election. the guide was running against me said he would repeal it and we won. host: the president last friday at a ford motor plant as he traveled and talked about jobs, the economy, and healthcare. i want to share with you what kathleen harker who is a supporter of the president talked about dealing obamacare -- what to you say to a supporter that says to delay this? guest: i categorically reject that suggestion. we have a healthcare system that is in crisis and changes need to occur. this was an attempt and
the debt ceiling if they cannot shut off the affordable care act, also known as obamacare. think about this -- they are not talking now about spending cuts or entitlement reforms. now they are talking about something that has nothing to do with the budget, right? they are actually willing to plunge america into default if we cannot defund the affordable care act. let's put this in perspective -- the affordable care act has been in the law for 3.5 years after it passed both houses of congress...
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the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling. both of those are coming up in the next couple of months. those are leverage points that are the mirror image of the fiscal cliff. those are leverage points that if nothing passes the result is not a default on the debt. that's scare hmongering from the president. the -- scaremongering from the president. those are temporary partial shutdowns. we've seen that before in 1995 when republicans stood together, and the result was some political pain, to be sure, but it was also year after year of balanced budgets and some of 9 most fiscally responsible policies from congress we have seen in modern times. [applause] the only hope of getting anything affirmative done is requesting to come from those leverage points because president obama has indicated, sadly, he has no interest in being bill clinton. he has no interest in tacking to the middle. he has no interest in compromising with anybody, and the only way we're going to restrain the out of control spending and debt that's threatening ou
the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling. both of those are coming up in the next couple of months. those are leverage points that are the mirror image of the fiscal cliff. those are leverage points that if nothing passes the result is not a default on the debt. that's scare hmongering from the president. the -- scaremongering from the president. those are temporary partial shutdowns. we've seen that before in 1995 when republicans stood together, and the result was some political pain,...
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we are not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, we are going to make a down payment on debt reduction and we are going to putt -- we are going to point the country in the right direction. we are going to cut spending. [applause] there will be times when conservatives disagree on the way forward. we never marched in lockstep. we can deliver it in private. all we should ask for each other is that we give an honest account of our actions and the reasons for them. we should challenge the left, not each other. if we take a prudent course we will be in very good company. take james madison. nowadays we call him the founder and the father of the constitution. but at the constitutional convention he lost key arguments. he fought to give each state the same number of seats in the senate. he wanted to give congress more power. he wanted them to be able to be tough state laws. in both cases, he argued vigorously for his side. in both sets -- in both cases he lost. when it came to ratify the when it came time to ratify the constitution, there was no better person than james madison. he led the ch
we are not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, we are going to make a down payment on debt reduction and we are going to putt -- we are going to point the country in the right direction. we are going to cut spending. [applause] there will be times when conservatives disagree on the way forward. we never marched in lockstep. we can deliver it in private. all we should ask for each other is that we give an honest account of our actions and the reasons for them. we should challenge the...